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For this week's Throwback Thursday feature, we highlight this photo of the Currie Depot being moved to End-O-Line Park circa 1976. The next year after the Poco-a-Poco 4-H Group cleaned up the historic Turntable at the park in 1972, some group members noticed an ad in the paper stating that the depot was up for sale and needed to be moved off the property or it would be destroyed. They asked their 4-H leader what they should do. The 4-H leaders told the girls to write to Chicago and Northwestern Railroad about the depot. Within a few weeks, they had an answer saying that they would sell the depot for $1, provided it was moved off the property. It took about three years to buy the land from the railroad company and move the depot to its present site. The depot originally sat on the other side of the road where the park is today. The City of Currie Minnesota paid for moving the depot and the county purchased 2 8/10 acres of land to expand the park. The depot is available for viewing when you take our guided tours.